Latest articles by Ian Fortnam
Buying guide The past 12 months may go down in history as a period of tumult and turmoil, but on the positive side, rock'n'roll is very much alive and well – as the best 50 albums of 2023 reflect
Saint Agnes's metal-meets-punk debut album is angry – very angry. They live for the stage, and that’s where they come alive
For prodigious Brooklynite post-post-punks Geese, it all began just as they were about to call it a day
Two Iggy Pop albums and the ‘Berlin Trilogy’ – the second half of the 1970s was David Bowie’s most groundbreaking period
How five psychedelic freaks from Detroit became rock’n’roll’s first great bogeymen – this is the story of Alice Cooper’s early years
A Yule-targeted Giles Martin makeover for The Beatles' iconic ’73 compilation sets 1962-1966 and 1967-1970
Classic Rock Reviews Editor Ian Fortnam gives his take on the song everyone is talking about
73 personally curated tracks covers a huge range of genres from Ralph McTell to Thin Lizzy
Massively inspirational, the 1969 album didn’t enjoy mass appeal at the time.
The Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds is the first album of original material in 18 years from the creators of rock's blueprint
The Rolling Stones' last Top 10 UK single Start Me Up was originally an entirely different beast – and Keith Richards may still hold a grudge about that
Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd reviewed
Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom
Twelve Lou Reed tracks for the connoisseur, charting his journey from black-clad street poet to ornery elder statesman
Ahead of their gig with Iggy Pop at the Dog Day Afternoon festival in London, Blondie’s Clem Burke and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock talk punk, punk and more punk
Re-made and remodelled, with acclaimed album Darkadelic echoing glorious moments from their post-punk past, The Damned head into the future with much to offer
Blondie’s drummer, the ex-Sex Pistols bassist, the Bay City Rollers’ guitarist and Paul Weller nearly made up punk’s weirdest supergroup
The death of Groundhogs' leader Tony McPhee has been confirmed by the band
Metallica were facing oblivion at the turn of the millennium. 20 years ago today, they'd release the album that'd turn their fortunes around - and go down in infamy
Buying guide With her looks, charisma and star quality, Suzi Quatro was the undisputed queen of 70s glam-rock. These are her best albums
Godfather of shock-rock Alice Cooper on the Hollywood Vampires, the perks of being a sober celebrity, and launching a Johnny Depp and Amber Heard soap opera
Once upon a time, a garage band from Phoenix moved to LA and became Alice Cooper, with a little help from Frank Zappa, a dark alter ego and... West Side Story
With a star-studded new album out, Iggy Pop talks about still giving his all, no more stage diving, addictions, his cockatoo, and finally taking a phone call from the Hall Of Fame
